Profit-taking pulled the market down on Monday while the peso depreciated against the United States dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 16.71 points to close at 6,304.53 while the broader All Shares shed 1.71 points to 3,39…
A total of 349 persons facing various offenses were arrested during the intensified weeklong anti-illegal drugs and anti-criminality operations in Central Luzon from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. In his report on Monday, Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr., director o…
State prosecutors have filed criminal charges against six Navotas police officers implicated in the death of 17-year-old Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar. In the charge sheet dated Sept. 15, Assistant City Prosecutor Arvin Carael and City Prosecutor Armando Ca…
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday said contempt charges await three vloggers (video bloggers) who published online an interview with fugitive former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag who is wanted for murder in connect…
Despite the decline in foreign direct investments (FDIs) inflows, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Monday that investors’ confidence in the country continues to remain solid. Pascual made the statement followin…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has created a task force that will investigate allegations of corruption and irregularities in the bidding of the 2016 automated election system (AES) project. The Task Force will be composed of 12 members, picke…
